Flight control apparatus for helicopters
First Claim
1. A flight control apparatus for helicopters, comprising:
- a control unit to be operated by a pilot;
a steering mechanism for generating an aerodynamic control force;
a control transmission mechanism for mechanically transmitting a control amount from the control unit to the steering mechanism, to thereby drive the steering mechanism;
an amount-of-control sensor for detecting the control amount from the control unit and generating a control signal;
a flight control law calculation unit for calculating a flight control model of a helicopter based on the control signal and a predetermined flight control mode, and for generating a driving signal for the steering mechanism;
a difference calculation unit for subtracting the control signal from the driving signal so as to generate a difference signal; and
a servo actuator unit for adding a control difference amount to the control amount transmitted via the control transmission mechanism to generate a driving amount, wherein the control difference amount corresponds to the difference signal.
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Abstract
A flight control apparatus for a helicopter is configured by: a control unit controlled by the pilot; a steering mechanism for generating an aerodynamic control force; a link mechanism for mechanically transmitting an amount of control Ma in the control unit to the steering mechanism, thereby driving the steering mechanism; an amount-of-control sensor for detecting the amount of control Ma in the control unit and for supplying a control signal Sa; a flight control law calculation unit for calculating a flight control law of the helicopter based on the control signal Sa, and for supplying a driving signal Sb for the steering mechanism; a difference calculation unit for subtracting the control signal Sa from the driving signal Sb, and for supplying a difference signal Sc; and a precision servo actuator unit for adding the amount of control Ma transmitted via the link mechanism, to an amount of difference Mc corresponding to the difference signal Sc. According to this configuration, the apparatus can be easily applied to a mechanical control transmission mechanism of an existing helicopter, and the characteristics and performance of the control transmission mechanism can be remarkably increased.
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10 Claims
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1. A flight control apparatus for helicopters, comprising:
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a control unit to be operated by a pilot;
a steering mechanism for generating an aerodynamic control force;
a control transmission mechanism for mechanically transmitting a control amount from the control unit to the steering mechanism, to thereby drive the steering mechanism;
an amount-of-control sensor for detecting the control amount from the control unit and generating a control signal;
a flight control law calculation unit for calculating a flight control model of a helicopter based on the control signal and a predetermined flight control mode, and for generating a driving signal for the steering mechanism;
a difference calculation unit for subtracting the control signal from the driving signal so as to generate a difference signal; and
a servo actuator unit for adding a control difference amount to the control amount transmitted via the control transmission mechanism to generate a driving amount, wherein the control difference amount corresponds to the difference signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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